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When a Soldier Makes It Home Lyrics

Artist: Arlo Guthrie
Album: Mystic Journey

words and music by Arlo Guthrie

Halfway around the world tonightIn a strange and foreign landA soldier packs his memoriesAs he leaves AfghanistanAnd back home they don't know too muchThere's just no way to tellI guess you had to be thereFor to know that war was hell

Chorus:And there won't be any victory paradesFor those that's coming backThey'll fly them in at midnightAnd unload the body sacksAnd the living will be walking downA long and lonely roadBecause nobody seems to care these daysWhen a soldier makes it home

They'll say it wasn't easyJust another job well doneAs the government in Kabul fallsTo the sounds of rebel gunsAnd the faces of the comradesBeing blown out of the skyLeaves you bitter with the feelingThat they didn't have to die

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Halfway around the world tonightIn a strange and foreign landA soldier unpacks memoriesThat he saved from VietnamBack home they didn't know too muchThere was just no way to tellI guess you had to be thereFor to know that war was hell

And there wasn't any big paradesFor those that made it backThey flew them in at midnightAnd unloaded all the sacksAnd the living were left walking downA long and lonely roadBecause nobody seemed to care back thenWhen a soldier made it home

The night is coming quicklyAnd the stars are on their wayAs I stare into the eveningLooking for the words to sayThat I saw the lonely soldierJust a boy that's far from homeAnd I saw that I was just like himWhile upon this earth I roam

And there may not be any big paradesIf I ever make it backAs I come home under coverThrough a world that can't keep trackOf the heroes who have fallenLet alone the ones who won'tWhich is why nobody seems to careWhen a soldier makes it home